ClintTilford

• SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll (2007)

Outlook
Hard-throwing right-hander will compete for a spot in the rotation … Functioned as the first mid-week starter for much of the season, getting the nod in the biggest game of his career, UK’s elimination game win over Michigan in the NCAA Tournament … Solved command concerns in the Northwoods League, going 36.1 innings with 34 strikeouts to 17 walks … Best start of his career came in a dramatic win over Louisville, where he worked 6.2 innings, allowing just four hits and one earned run, striking out five with one walk … Former Louisville Slugger High School All-American.

Summer
Teamed with Chris Wade and Troy Frazier in the Northwoods League, earning a 3-0 record and a 2.97 ERA … Appeared in 16 games with two starts, working 36.1 innings, allowing 34 hits, striking out 34 and walking 17.

2008
As the primary mid-week starter all season, Tilford worked in 16 games with eight starts … Earned a 3-0 record and a 4.61 ERA … Tossed 41 innings on the season, struggling with command with 29 strikeouts and 27 walks … Started UK’s elimination game win over Michigan in the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional, working 3.1 innings, allowing four runs, walking four and striking out one … In his first start of the year, worked five innings, allowing two hits, walking four and striking out three … Best start of the season came in a regionally televised rivalry tilt vs. Louisville, in front of over 4,000 fans at Cliff Hagan … Worked 6.2 innings, allowing four hits and one earned run, striking out five and issuing just one walk.

2007
Promising young right-hander appeared in 11 games with three starts … Tallied a 1-0 record and a 5.21 ERA … Worked in 19 innings, allowed 11 earned runs, struck out 13 and walked seven … In UK’s second game of the season at Furman, Tilford got his first collegiate appearance, working two scoreless innings and allowing only one hit … Had a rough second outing against Tennessee Tech, before rebounding with a two-inning, one run start against Xavier … Had a three-game scoreless appearance streak … Forced 20 fly outs and 22 ground outs … Pitched in two innings in the ninth inning, not allowing a run and only one hit … Registered starts against Canisius and Evansville, in addition to a start against Xavier.

High School
The top prospect in the state of Kentucky during 2006 … Named Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year … Named to the Louisville Slugger All-American team … Particpated in the ECPS workout in Wilmington, NC in 2005 … Named the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Outstanding Senior Player of the Year … Two-year member of the Kentucky All-Star team … Compiled a 9-1 record with a 1.57 ERA, striking out 86, in 53.2 innings of work senior year … Junior season notched a 10-1 record with a 1.82 ERA striking out 90 in 76.2 innings of action … Sophomore year, tallied a 7-1 record, a 2.18 ERA, 42 strikeouts in 48 innings of work … Led teams to the Region Championship, Class A State Championship, Region I Championship, State Tournament Quarterfinals, and the Class-A Runner-up during his career … Versatile athlete playing football and basketball all four years of HS career … All-Western Kentucky Conference football team as a junior and senior … Named best offensive back junior season … Named to the Class A Region I All-Tournament basketball team as a junior … Basketball team won the Region I Class A Championship as a junior … Coached in baseball by Jimmy Long … All-District in basketball as a junior … Valedictorian of high school class … Named Mr. Heath HS … Member of the National Honor Roll, the National Honor Society, and Who’s Who Among High School Students.

Personal
Full name is Clint Adam Tilford … Son of Daryl and Sherry Tilford … Born April 2, 1988 in Paducah, Ky. … Has one older brother Clay (23) … Cousin Cory played basketball and football at the University of Arkansas Monticello … Chose UK over North Carolina, Notre Dame, and Arkansas.